眨 (zhǎ): meaning and stroke order
眨 (zhǎ) means to blink, to wink.
眨
- Simplified
- 眨
- Traditional
- 眨 (same form)
- Pinyin
- zhǎ
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Stroke order of 眨
眨
- zhǎ to blink; to wink
- 9 strokes
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Meaning of 眨
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zhǎ
- to blink
- to wink
Radical and structure
- 眨
- Radical 目 (Kangxi radical 109) · 9 strokes · 目 on the left, 乏 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
眨 in our stories
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小川眨了眨眼睛：“那他会不会说我上个月把妹妹的玩具弄坏了？”
Xiǎochuān zhǎ le zhǎ yǎnjing nà tā huì bú huì shuō wǒ shàng gè yuè bǎ mèimei de wánjù nònghuài le
Xiaochuan blinked: "Then will he tell them I broke my sister's toy last month?"
From the story Sweets for the Kitchen God HSK 5
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老杜接过鞋，冲她眨眨眼：“你看，我哪有时间孤独？”
lǎo Dù jiē guò xié chòng tā zhǎ zhǎ yǎn nǐ kàn wǒ nǎyǒu shíjiān gūdú
Old Du took the boot and winked at her: "You see? When would I have time to be lonely?"
From the story Old Du on the corner HSK 6
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叶公一抬头，看见一条活生生的龙正对着自己眨眼睛，吓得脸色发白，魂都飞了。
Yègōng yì táitóu kànjiàn yì tiáo huóshēngshēng de lóng zhèng duìzhe zìjǐ zhǎ yǎnjing xià de liǎnsè fābái hún dōu fēi le
Lord Ye looked up, saw a living dragon blinking at him, turned white with fright and nearly jumped out of his skin.
From the story Lord Ye loves dragons HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 眨
- Sweets for the Kitchen God HSK 5
- Old Du on the corner HSK 6
- Lord Ye loves dragons HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).